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2003 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2003. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group playoffs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2004.

2003 Davis Cup World Group
Date7 February – 30 November
Edition23rd
Champions

Australia
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Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Argentina
 
Australia
 
Belgium
 
Brazil
 
Croatia
 
Czech Republic
 
France
 
Germany
 
Great Britain
 
Netherlands
 
Romania
 
Russia
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Draw

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First round
7–9 February
Quarterfinals
4–6 April
Semifinals
19–21 September
Final
28–30 November
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)[1]
S  France4
Toulouse, France (indoor hard)[9]
  Romania1
S  France2
Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[2]
   Switzerland3
S  Netherlands2
Melbourne, Australia (hard)[13]
   Switzerland3
   Switzerland2
Sydney, Australia (clay)[3]
S  Australia3
S  Australia4
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)[10]
  Great Britain1
S  Australia5
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[4]
S  Sweden0
S  Sweden3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)[15]
  Brazil2
S  Australia3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[5]
S  Spain1
  Croatia4
Valencia, Spain (clay)[11]
S  United States1
  Croatia0
Seville, Spain (clay)[6]
S  Spain5
  Belgium0
Málaga, Spain (clay)[14]
S  Spain5
S  Spain3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[7]
S  Argentina2
  Germany0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[12]
S  Argentina5
S  Argentina5
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[8]
S  Russia0
  Czech Republic2
S  Russia3


First round

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Romania vs. France

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Romania
1
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania[1]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
 
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania 
France 
Adrian Voinea
Sébastien Grosjean
2
6
3
6
610
712
     
2 Romania 
France 
Andrei Pavel
Nicolas Escudé
62
77
2
6
65
77
     
3 Romania 
France 
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro
4
6
3
6
64
77
     
4 Romania 
France 
Victor Hănescu
Fabrice Santoro
6
1
6
4
       
5 Romania 
France 
Gabriel Trifu
Nicolas Escudé
63
77
6
4
4
6
     

Netherlands vs. Switzerland

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Netherlands
2
Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands[2]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
 
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands 
Switzerland 
Sjeng Schalken
Michel Kratochvil
6
3
7
5
1
6
4
6
6
4
 
2 Netherlands 
Switzerland 
Raemon Sluiter
Roger Federer
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Netherlands 
Switzerland 
Paul Haarhuis / Martin Verkerk
George Bastl / Roger Federer
3
6
6
3
6
4
7
5
   
4 Netherlands 
Switzerland 
Sjeng Schalken
Roger Federer
62
77
4
6
5
7
     
5 Netherlands 
Switzerland 
Martin Verkerk
Michel Kratochvil
6
1
65
77
66
78
1
6
   

Australia vs. Great Britain

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Australia
4
Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[3]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia 
United Kingdom 
Mark Philippoussis
Alan Mackin
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
2 Australia 
United Kingdom 
Lleyton Hewitt
Alex Bogdanovic
7
5
6
1
6
2
     
3 Australia 
United Kingdom 
Lleyton Hewitt / Todd Woodbridge
Miles McLagan / Arvind Parmar
6
1
6
3
4
6
6
2
   
4 Australia 
United Kingdom 
Wayne Arthurs
Miles McLagan
4
6
6
1
6
4
     
5 Australia 
United Kingdom 
Todd Woodbridge
Alex Bogdanovic
2
6
64
77
       

Sweden vs. Brazil

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Sweden
3
Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[4]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
 
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden 
Brazil 
Andreas Vinciguerra
Gustavo Kuerten
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Sweden 
Brazil 
Jonas Björkman
André Sá
6
4
5
7
6
2
4
6
6
1
 
3 Sweden 
Brazil 
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson
Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá
4
6
6
2
7
5
2
6
2
6
 
4 Sweden 
Brazil 
Jonas Björkman
Gustavo Kuerten
6
4
6
4
4
6
4
6
6
1
 
5 Sweden 
Brazil 
Andreas Vinciguerra
Flávio Saretta
6
1
7
5
6
3
     

Croatia vs. United States

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Croatia
4
Hall Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[5]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
 
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia 
United States 
Ivan Ljubičić
Mardy Fish
7
5
6
3
6
4
     
2 Croatia 
United States 
Mario Ančić
James Blake
1
6
2
6
65
77
     
3 Croatia 
United States 
Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake / Mardy Fish
3
6
4
6
77
64
6
4
6
4
 
4 Croatia 
United States 
Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake
6
3
65
77
6
4
6
3
   
5 Croatia 
United States 
Mario Ančić
Taylor Dent
77
65
3
6
712
610
     

Spain vs. Belgium

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Spain
5
Centro Deportivo Tenis Olimpico, Seville, Spain[6]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
 
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain 
Belgium 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Christophe Rochus
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
2 Spain 
Belgium 
Carlos Moyá
Xavier Malisse
77
62
6
1
77
65
     
3 Spain 
Belgium 
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen
6
4
4
6
6
3
3
6
8
6
 
4 Spain 
Belgium 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Kristof Vliegen
6
1
6
4
       
5 Spain 
Belgium 
Carlos Moyá
Christophe Rochus
6
2
6
2
       

Argentina vs. Germany

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Argentina
5
Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
 
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina 
Germany 
Gastón Gaudio
Rainer Schüttler
6
2
6
3
6
0
     
2 Argentina 
Germany 
David Nalbandian
Lars Burgsmüller
6
1
77
64
7
5
     
3 Argentina 
Germany 
Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Michael Kohlmann / Rainer Schüttler
6
1
0
6
4
6
6
1
6
2
 
4 Argentina 
Germany 
Juan Ignacio Chela
David Prinosil
6
4
6
1
       
5 Argentina 
Germany 
Gastón Gaudio
Lars Burgsmüller
6
3
6
1
       

Czech Republic vs. Russia

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Czech Republic
2
Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republic[8]
7–9 February 2003
Clay (i)
 
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic 
Russia 
Jiří Novák
Nikolay Davydenko
6
4
4
6
6
1
6
1
   
2 Czech Republic 
Russia 
Radek Štěpánek
Mikhail Youzhny
6
3
68
710
78
66
2
6
3
6
 
3 Czech Republic 
Russia 
Martin Damm / Cyril Suk
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny
61
77
6
4
3
6
3
6
   
4 Czech Republic 
Russia 
Jiří Novák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
2
6
3
77
65
     
5 Czech Republic 
Russia 
Radek Štěpánek
Nikolay Davydenko
6
1
64
77
2
6
6
3
0
6
 

Quarterfinals

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France vs. Switzerland

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France
2
Zenith Stadium, Toulouse, France[9]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)
 
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France 
Switzerland 
Sébastien Grosjean
George Bastl
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
2 France 
Switzerland 
Nicolas Escudé
Roger Federer
4
6
5
7
2
6
     
3 France 
Switzerland 
Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset
4
6
6
3
3
6
64
77
   
4 France 
Switzerland 
Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer
1
6
0
6
2
6
     
5 France 
Switzerland 
Nicolas Escudé
George Bastl
77
65
5
7
77
63
     

Sweden vs. Australia

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Sweden
0
Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[10]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)
 
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden 
Australia 
Jonas Björkman
Mark Philippoussis
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
2 Sweden 
Australia 
Thomas Enqvist
Lleyton Hewitt
4
6
2
6
7
5
4
6
   
3 Sweden 
Australia 
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
4 Sweden 
Australia 
Joachim Johansson
Wayne Arthurs
3
6
6
3
64
77
     
5 Sweden 
Australia 
Magnus Norman
Mark Philippoussis
5
7
7
5
3
6
     

Spain vs. Croatia

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Spain
5
Valencia Tennis Club, Valencia, Spain[11]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
 
Croatia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain 
Croatia 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Mario Ančić
6
4
6
2
77
61
     
2 Spain 
Croatia 
Carlos Moyá
Ivan Ljubičić
65
77
6
1
6
4
6
4
   
3 Spain 
Croatia 
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić / Lovro Zovko
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4 Spain 
Croatia 
Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić
6
3
6
4
       
5 Spain 
Croatia 
Àlex Corretja
Mario Ančić
7
5
6
3
       

Argentina vs. Russia

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Argentina
5
Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[12]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
 
Russia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina 
Russia 
David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko
6
2
6
2
7
5
     
2 Argentina 
Russia 
Gastón Gaudio
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
4
6
0
6
2
     
3 Argentina 
Russia 
Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
3
   
4 Argentina 
Russia 
Mariano Zabaleta
Mikhail Youzhny
6
1
6
4
       
5 Argentina 
Russia 
Gastón Gaudio
Nikolay Davydenko
77
64
6
3
       

Semifinals

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Australia vs. Switzerland

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Australia
3
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[13]
19–21 September 2003
Hard
 
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia 
Switzerland 
Lleyton Hewitt
Michel Kratochvil
6
4
6
4
6
1
     
2 Australia 
Switzerland 
Mark Philippoussis
Roger Federer
3
6
4
6
63
77
     
3 Australia 
Switzerland 
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset
4
6
77
65
5
7
6
4
6
4
 
4 Australia 
Switzerland 
Lleyton Hewitt
Roger Federer
5
7
2
6
77
64
7
5
6
1
 
5 Australia 
Switzerland 
Todd Woodbridge
Michel Kratochvil
4
6
        retired
 

Spain vs. Argentina

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Spain
3
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga, Spain[14]
19–21 September 2003
Clay
 
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain 
Argentina 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Gastón Gaudio
6
4
6
0
6
0
     
2 Spain 
Argentina 
Carlos Moyá
Mariano Zabaleta
5
7
2
6
6
2
6
0
6
1
 
3 Spain 
Argentina 
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Agustín Calleri / Lucas Arnold Ker
3
6
6
1
4
6
2
6
   
4 Spain 
Argentina 
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Agustín Calleri
4
6
5
7
1
6
     
5 Spain 
Argentina 
Carlos Moyá
Gastón Gaudio
6
1
6
4
6
2
     

Final

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Australia vs. Spain

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Australia
3
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[15]
28–30 November 2003
Grass
 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia 
Spain 
Lleyton Hewitt
Juan Carlos Ferrero
3
6
6
3
3
6
77
60
6
2
 
2 Australia 
Spain 
Mark Philippoussis
Carlos Moyà
4
6
4
6
6
4
64
77
   
3 Australia 
Spain 
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
4 Australia 
Spain 
Mark Philippoussis
Juan Carlos Ferrero
7
5
6
3
1
6
2
6
6
0
 
5 Australia 
Spain 
Lleyton Hewitt
Carlos Moyà
          not
played

Anthem incident

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Himno de Riego, an obsolete anthem of Spain, was played in the Australia vs Spain match. Juan Antonio Gomez Angulo, Spain's sport minister, left the stadium in protest and returned after the organizer apologized. For similar incidents, see list of wrong anthems incidents.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Netherlands v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Sweden v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Croatia v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Spain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Russia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Sweden v Australia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Spain v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Argentina v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Australia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Spanish fury over national anthem gaffe". Irish Times. 2003-11-28.